Month: March 2023

By Caroline King, Statistics Freshman When I was in 5th grade, I came home from school every day and grabbed a bowl of ice-cream and my iPad to watch the highlights from the previous night’s basketball games—college and NBA. I sat for hours, fascinated with analyzing the statistics and style of play of the games. […]

By Julianna Reichenbach, Journalism Senior After going to Chicago Factory, the Chicago Bulls-themed restaurant in Paris, my partner and I woke up from naps to our roommates talking about the subway strike. We had planned to Uber over to Accor Arena before the big game. The group chat informed us this was a no-go. They’d […]

By Morgan Waters, Sport Management Junior Time in Paris to photograph events surrounding an NBA game? A dream come true. This study abroad experience was amazing and I would do it over again a million times. This was my first time ever leaving the country so I truly had no idea what to expect. However, […]

By Imogen Barrett, Journalism Senior Traveling to Paris to cover the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons NBA game was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that impacted me both personally and professionally. One of my biggest regrets from my younger educational years is to not have studied or traveled abroad. Fortunately, years later I’d find myself at UF […]

By Thomas Cluck, Advertising, Junior Having never been to Europe, I was very excited about the opportunity to travel to the French capital with UF to cover only the second-ever NBA game in France. I was excited and viewed this program as a good opportunity for me. Yet, my actual time in Paris still vastly […]

By Cristina Santiago Espinet, Journalism Senior  This program was truly a surreal experience. When I landed in Paris, I went straight to the Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan to get to work. The Chicago Bulls’ open practice and media availability session was an incredible learning experience. I had never been part of such an enormous media […]

By Tyler Carmona, Journalism Senior Traveling to Paris provided me with an advanced journalistic perspective on all subjects, not just sports. Although the program spanned only a week, it truly was a learning experience as we did our best to assimilate with the culture and accrue knowledge. As an American sports fan, international fans’ interest […]

By Shailey Klein, Journalism Sophomore I had never been to Paris before this study abroad program. In fact, I had never even set foot in Europe. So, I had no idea what to expect, visiting a new city and immersing myself in a culture I knew very little about. As soon as we arrived in […]

By Robby Benezra, MPMT Senior Participating in the NBA in Paris Study Abroad program was a dream come true. I grew up a MASSIVE basketball fan. My dad used to take me to Orlando Magic and Miami Heat games when I was a young kid, and I quickly fell in love with the sport and […]

By Pat O’Donnell, Journalism Senior If you told me a year ago I’d be in Paris for an NBA game through the UF College of Journalism and Communications, I’d never have believed you. But I did exactly that in January.  I’ve now crossed the pond for the first of hopefully many times. Needless to say, […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Advertising Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence Yang Feng has focused her research in two areas: using machine learning to analyze a large amount of data related to ad campaigns, and exploring the role of social media algorithms in shaping consumer opinions. The goal is to use technology to bring […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism seniors Alexis Ashby and Avery Lotz have placed second and third, respectively, in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Innovative Storytelling and Audience Engagement competition. Ashby was honored for the WUFT News Special Report “Behind the Bet: Stories of Illegal Sports Betting on the University […]

By Lila Greenberg, B.S. Telecommunication 2022 Pamala Proverbs was a successful and innovative public relations professional in Barbados with a slew of credentials. But because of her continued drive to learn more about her profession and to implement the most effective strategies for her clients, she opted to put her career on hold and pursue […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Katrice Graham, assistant dean for Student Experiences and director of the Knight Division for Scholarships and Student Inclusion, wears three hats on most days, but it’s something she prepared herself for when getting three degrees. And she’s one of the primary reasons CJC is leading UF in recruiting and […]

Are you graduating from the CJC this semester? The Office of Careers and Corporate Partnerships (OCCP) would like to formally invite you to participate in the inaugural CJC Senior Showcase and Open House: CJC Senior Showcase & Open House March 27, 2023 6 to 8 p.m. Event Details: At this event, graduating senior will have […]

A (Thursday) NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Museum Nights: HERstory THURSDAY, March 9, 6 pm – 9 pm Celebrate National Women’s History Month through an after-hours museum adventure of art, tours, performances, activities and more! Experience an immersive student project titled Archi-Sculpture, listen to tunes by Gainesville Girls Rock Camp and experience art by women artist in […]

Fulbright Awareness Month will be celebrated on UF Campus on March 7-31! The kickoff event will be a U.S. Scholar Program Info Session on Wednesday, March 8th. It will feature Jordana Enrich, Director of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program at the Institute of International Education, in partnership with the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and […]

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor and Narrative Justice Project research director, and Vanessa Wakeman, CEO of The Wakeman Agency and former UFCJC Professional in Residence, are the co-authors of “’City by City:’ Reclaiming People of Color Voices Through the Narrative Justice Project” published in Human Communication Research […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications has awarded the 2023 Hon Research Prize in Public Interest Communications to three researchers using ethnographic research in a small Midwestern town to explore discursive frames that link class, race, place, and behavior. Teresa Gonzales, assistant professor of sociology at Loyola University […]

Young consumers response to advertising on Snapchat is affected by how they perceive promotion on the social media platform. The findings by Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising Department interim chair and associate professor, and Yoon-Joo Lee were featured in “How Perceived Characteristics and Personality Share the Value of […]

By Caleb Wiegandt, Journalism Junior The City of Light, the City of Love and a city of firsts. When my first-ever venture abroad began, I never thought it would have so much impact on my life.  I knew almost no one in the CJC group, much less anyone in France or an inkling of the […]

David Cuillier, incoming director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is the author of “Overclassification Overkill: The U.S. Government is Drowning in a Sea of Secrets” published in The Conversation on March 1. According to Cuillier, the U.S. has an overclassification problem which can threaten national […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student Ekaterina Romanova is the recipient of a 2023 Association for Academic Women (AAW) Emerging Scholar Honorable Mention Award. AAW at the University of Florida established the Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship and Emerging Scholar Awards to honor outstanding female graduate students. AAW presents one fellowship and […]

By Michelle Holder, B.S. Journalism 2022 Jacky Petit-Homme, B.S. Telecommunication 2008, tackled every obstacle that came his way with fortitude and ingenuity. As a first-generation American, born to Haitian immigrants and growing up in Miramar, Florida, Petit-Homme’s fun-loving and extroverted personality drew him to working in broadcast. In high school, he was in a production […]